Small businesses face a lot of challenges. And the least of business owners’ worries should be accepting payments from customers.In the modern era of chip cards, cryptocurrencies, Apple Pay, and other emerging payment methods, processing transactions can be a tedious and frustrating part of running a business.That’s where Kennewick’s BlockChyp...
It turns out data analysis isn’t just a game for number crunchers. For one Richland manufacturer, it’s also a means of finding new ways to improve medical devices and equipment.During the nearly 20 years that SIGN Fracture Care International has been treating patients worldwide, the company’s vast network of surgeons...
More coveted waterfront retail space will be available in early spring along Richland’s George Washington Way.The new 11,062-square-foot strip mall will cater to retailers and restauranteurs.Ground was broken in mid-August, and general contractor on the project, O’Brien Construction Company Inc., estimates a six-month construction period, with completion planned for February...
Have an idea for a new business start-up or dreaming of expansion, but having trouble securing the funding to move forward? The Benton-Franklin Council of Governments may be able to help.Last year, the intergovernmental organization launched a new loan program intended to help women- and minority-owned businesses with micro-loans up...
The Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce continues to seek new members as the organization expands its presence throughout the Tri-Cities and becomes involved with more regional and state-level committees that work to serve the needs of the Latino business community.“We’re the largest we’ve been and the strongest we’ve been financially,...
For years, there’s been talk of a year-round public market opening in Tri-Cities that might look like Pike Place Market in Seattle or Wenatchee’s Pybus Public Market.The vision is slowly beginning to take shape.The nonprofit Tri-Cities Public Market Coalition welcomed 61 prospective vendors to its recent vendors vision and information...
Fans of Dovetail Joint Mobile Kitchen will rejoice when owners Matt and Maren McGowan open their new brick and mortar restaurant in Richland’s Uptown Shopping Center this fall.Serving a variety of made-from-scratch, locally-sourced food, the McGowans launched their food cart two years ago as a way of expanding into the...
Visit Tri-Cities recently unveiled a new website to promote the national park in our backyard.The new, independent website for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park will provide more educational resources and tour information to the public, as well as unify and jointly promote the park’s three distinct segments as part...
A new name recently appeared above the doors of two long-standing Tri-City health food stores, Highland Health Foods in Kennewick and Richland Health Foods.But longtime customers needn’t worry.Highlands Organic Market will continue to feature the same items.Owner Nathan Lull said it was time to unify both stores under the shared...
The new storefront is online and to be successful there, it’s best to learn all you can about how to do it.That’s according to James Bledsoe, director of the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration’s eCommerce Innovation Lab in Tacoma.“That’s how people are finding you and finding your products,”...
